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  1. 23rd December 2021, 08:01 PM #1611
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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    You may be interested in the fact that Coopers Brewery sits on top of what used to be the **** fields of the old Islington **** Farm' Nothing to worry about now of course since they had the new Water Treatment system installed. It could still be a source of the unique flavour so maybe that could make the difference between them & other Brewers.



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  2. 24th December 2021, 06:48 AM #1612
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    It must be you- None for me

    "Australia consumes around 11 tons of methamphetamine per year," Australian Border Force Acting Superintendent Joel Carruthers said.

    "Thai authorities have seized crystal methamphetamine with a street value of almost $41.5 million, stuffed inside punching bags bound for Australia."

    Bound for South Australia sprung to mind (The Song not insulting our mates in SA)

    Get the feeling some one has a drug problem? 11 tons
    Other trivia is should we check the odd boxing bag or two here if made in Thailand?Mine is blue not red so not taking a knife to it

    Thailand police seize $40 million of crystal meth hidden in punching bags headed to Australia - ABC News

    <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/thailand-seizes-40-million-of-crystal-meth-hidden-in-boxing-bags/100723766" target="_blank">
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  3. 24th December 2021, 09:08 AM #1613
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    Quote Originally Posted by NavyDiver View Post
    "Australia consumes around 11 tons of methamphetamine per year," Australian Border Force Acting Superintendent Joel Carruthers said.

    "Thai authorities have seized crystal methamphetamine with a street value of almost $41.5 million, stuffed inside punching bags bound for Australia."

    Bound for South Australia sprung to mind (The Song not insulting our mates in SA)

    Get the feeling some one has a drug problem? 11 tons
    Other trivia is should we check the odd boxing bag or two here if made in Thailand?Mine is blue not red so not taking a knife to it

    Thailand police seize $40 million of crystal meth hidden in punching bags headed to Australia - ABC News

    <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-23/thailand-seizes-40-million-of-crystal-meth-hidden-in-boxing-bags/100723766" target="_blank">
    Confiscated, that would probably last BF through to New Year.Btw no insult taken, I like the song & I believe it to be an original Sea Shanty, if not it should have been.


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    South Australia" is a sea shanty, also known under such titles as "Rolling King" and "Bound for South Australia". As an original worksong it was sung in a variety of trades, including being used by the wool and later the wheat traders who worked the clipper ships between Australian ports and London. Wikipedia

    Mine is blue not red so not taking a knife to it But but but, if you were colour blind you might have a problem with said bags?
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  4. 24th December 2021, 10:43 AM #1614
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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    Confiscated, that would probably last BF through to New Year.Btw no insult taken, I like the song & I believe it to be an original Sea Shanty, if not it should have been.


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    Original might be a stretch Des. My bet is sailors of olde sang them a little bit before Me being an "Old Salt" just not that OLD
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  5. 24th December 2021, 10:52 AM #1615
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    Quote Originally Posted by NavyDiver View Post
    Original might be a stretch Des. My bet is sailors of olde sang them a little bit before Me being an "Old Salt" just not that OLD

    What you sayin' Willis? The Mess decks never rang with filthy songs about Ship's Divers? Yeah go on pull the other leg.

    I bet they were sung on the two Ships that introduced my lots to this big Brown Land. viz. Marion & Shackamaxon (a Yank ship that one,but left from Liverpool.) They all arrived here in one piece by all accounts with littlies, but no dreaded ship borne diseases although many others died from Scarlet Fever, mainly children, from what I can see.




    How we missed that one I have no idea but Arsey springs to mind.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    What are you sayin' The Mess decks never rang with filthy songs about ships Divers? Yeah go on pull the other leg.

    I bet they were sung on the two Ships that introduced my lots to this big Brown Land. viz. Marion & Shackamaxon (a Yank ship that one.) They all arrived here in one piece by all accounts with littlies but no dreaded ship born diseases.
    "Suite of rubber feels real good" sung loudly to

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  7. 24th December 2021, 10:59 AM #1617
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    Quote Originally Posted by NavyDiver View Post
    "Suite of rubber feels real good" sung loudly to

    Bloody hell it'd be like pulling on a Condom.


    ****ing hell! If only your lads could see you now I bet the songbooks would get an airing?
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    BITcoin going dark

    "Bitcoin's global computing power has been dealt a blow this week, after a nationwide internet blackout in Kazakhstan hit the cryptocurrency mining industry."

    Love Block Chain. Great tech. Cypto banned from china and now via a revolution (unrest) in Kazakhstan has me chuckling a BIT Trust is funny. I have Zero trust in anything dependent on shonky power, political or electrical supply

    "Kazakhstan's crypto mining farms are mostly powered by ageing coal plants which, along with coal mines and the towns built around them, are a headache for authorities seeking to decarbonise the economy."

    So much triva in that its funny.
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  9. 8th January 2022, 06:47 AM #1619
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    Chinses Moon shack

    this made me chuckle "Moon Cube Mystery: Chinese Rover Finds It’s Just a Rock


    A blurry image that China’s space program had called the “mystery hut” was a result of camera angle, light and shadow.
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    A bit like statistics. Lies, Dammed Lies and statistics? From NY times
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  10. 10th January 2022, 08:53 PM #1620
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    Petrol prices UK -

    Suspect or know the same ****e is being paid for by us here now.

    My quirky EV might be enough to make me smile IF I wasn't walking to work


    "The RAC has accused petrol retailers of ripping off motorists by refusing to pass on wholesale price cuts.The motoring organisation said unleaded petrol fell by 2p a litre, but should have come down by 12p.


    It estimated drivers were overcharged by £5m a day in December as retailers made an average of 16p a litre on petrol instead of the normal 6p.


    The Petrol Retailers Association objected, saying drivers were likely to have benefited more than that.


    "December was a rotten month for drivers as they were taken advantage of by retailers," said the RAC's fuel spokesman, Simon Williams.


    In the past, he said, retailers had always reduced pump prices when wholesale prices dropped."
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